2,500 men 5,000 men Result Danish victory | Date 5 December 1711 Location Wismar, Germany | |
478 killed,
1,500 captured (of which 470 were wounded) 150 killed,
150 wounded Similar Siege of Tönning, Battle of Hogland, Battle of Göteborg, Great Northern War, Landing at Humlebæk | ||
The Battle of Wismar took place on December 5, 1711 close to Wismar, Swedish Empire during the Great Northern War. A 3,000 strong Danish force under the command of Jørgen Rantzau blocked the Swedish city of Wismar. The Swedes under Martin von Schoultz, sent out 2,500 men from their garrison in an attempt to surprise the Danish forces camping a distance away. However, the Danish commander got words of the approaching Swedes and countered them, resulting in 478 Swedes dead, with another 1,500 captured to only 300 Danes killed and wounded.
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